Banks

A singer and songwriter who crafts moody, downcast alternative pop with shades of contemporary R&B, Jillian Banks started writing as a teenager in her native Tarzana, California after a friend gave her a keyboard. For years, she wrote and played as a personal release, but she uploaded "Before I Ever Met You" -- a sleek, low-key track that sounded like the work of someone who had grown up listening to Fiona Apple and Massive Attack -- in early 2013. Within a matter of months, the Los Angeles native was releasing singles for Good Years (in the U.K.) and the reactivated Harvest (in the U.S.), including "Warm Water" (produced by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs) and "Fall Over." That September, she released a four-track EP, London, as she was opening for the Weeknd during a North American tour. Her full-length debut, Goddess, which featured collaborations with producers Justin Parker and Shlohmo and additional work with Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, arrived in September 2014 and debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200 chart. Harvest issued a large collection of remixes as a digital download in 2015. The following year saw the release of her much anticipated sophomore full-length, The Altar, which featured the singles "F**k with Myself," "Gemini Feed," and "Mind Games." ~ Andy Kellman

BANKS is one of the greatest and most underrated artists in the world. I absolutely love her music, her voice, her artistry, and her incredible talent!!! She is so creative, unique, and beautiful. Her music videos for F**k With Myself, and Gemini Feed are so visually pleasing and wonderful, and all of her music is perfect.

Banks is one of a kind. I was able to see her perform as The Weeknd's opening act 3 weeks ago and was so moved by her. (Knew about her before) but just the fact that she is just as amazing LIVE adds to the awesomeness that is BANKS.

Can listen to Banks on repeat and never get tired. I seriously don't know how it took me so long to even hear about her. How is she not more famous than she is? Easily my number 1 favourite female artist of all time. She's got the right balance of darkness, moodiness, confusion, happiness, rnb, pop, chillout, beauty, perfection, imperfection. Can't even describe. She's everything rolled into one artist.